Find a plant – quick search

Where are Plant Finder & Plant Selector?

We have combined these two powerful search tools into a single Find a Plant service searching over 250,000 plant records.

Virtually all of the features of the old searches are still available and in addition we have added several new features to create a more comprehensive and user friendly search experience.

When using this search

If you enter just a plant name, you will see results from the old RHS Plant Finder and Selector databases

If you select any attributes with or without a plant name, you will see a much narrower selection of results taken only from the old RHS Plant Selector database. These plants will have a lot more details displayed including an image.

Our Botanical team are working hard to increase the number of plants with detailed information.

Search by plant name, key attributes or both to find plant details and a list of
suppliers.

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Plants for Pollinators

Award of Garden Merit (recommended by RHS)

AGM plants

AGM plants have been through a rigorous trial and assessment programme. They are:

Agapanthus africanus 'Albus' misapplied

white African lily [misapplied]

RHS Plants for Pollinators plants

This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.

It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by RHS experts. Divided into 3 groups these lists, linked below, are maintained by a team of RHS staff and are reviewed annually.

H2 - Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)

H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)

H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)

H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)

H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)

H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

H3

Colour

Sunlight

Full Sun

Aspect South-facing or East-facing or West-facing

Exposure Sheltered

Soil

Loam

Chalk

Sand

Clay

MoistureMoist but well-drained

SoilLoam, Chalk, Sand, Clay

pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral

Size

Ultimate height
0.5-1 metres

Ultimate spread
0.1-0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height
2-5 years

How to grow

Cultivation
Grow in a container of moist but well-drained compost and position in full sun. Water during the growing season and liquid feed monthly from spring to flowering. Over the winter, bring container under cover